Other Events and Attributes:

• House: House of Savoy
• Nickname: The Fat
• FSID: 93QC-WRW
• Appointments / Titles: Between 1080 and 1103; Count of Savoy & Maurienne

Notes:

Humbert II (Italian: Umberto II), nicknamed the Fat (1065 – 19 October 1103[1]), was Count of Savoy from 1080 until his death in 1103. He was the son of Amadeus II of Savoy.

He was married to Gisela of Burgundy,[1] daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and had seven children:

Amadeus III of Savoy (1095-1148)[1]
William, Bishop of Liège[1]
Adelaide, (d. 1154), married to Louis VI of France[1]
Agnes, (d. 1127), married to Archimbald VI, lord of Bourbon[1]
Umberto[1]
Reginald[1]
Guy, abbey of Namur

Humbert married of Burgundy, Gisela in 1090 in Chambéry, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. Gisela (daughter of of Burgundy, William I and of Burgundy, Stephanie) was born in 1072 in Bourgogne, France; was christened in 1075 in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France; died in May 1135 in Chambéry, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: The Crusander
• FSID: KFLJ-TW7
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1103 and 7 Jan 1149; Count of Maurienne
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1103 and 7 Jan 1149; Count of Savoy
• Military: 1147; Second Crusade

Notes:

Amadeus III of Savoy (1095 – April 1148) was Count of Savoy and Maurienne from 1103 until his death. He was also known as a crusader.[1]

Biography
He was born in Carignano, Piedmont, the son of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy, the daughter of William I of Burgundy. He succeeded as count of Savoy upon the death of his father.[1] Amadeus had a tendency to exaggerate his titles, and also claimed to be Duke of Lombardy, Duke of Burgundy, Duke of Chablais, and vicar of the Holy Roman Empire, the latter of which had been given to his father by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

He helped restore the Abbey of St. Maurice of Agaune, in which the former kings of Burgundy had been crowned, and of which he himself was abbot until 1147. He also founded the Abbey of St. Sulpicius in Bugey, Tamié Abbey in the Bauges, and Hautecombe Abbey on the Lac du Bourget.

In 1128, Amadeus extended his realm, known as the "Old Chablais", by adding to it the region extending from the Arve to the Dranse d'Abondance, which came to be called the "New Chablais" with its capital at Saint-Maurice. Despite his marriage to Mahaut, he still fought against his brother-in-law Guy, who was killed at the Battle of Montmélian. Following this, King Louis VI of France, married to Amadeus' sister Adélaide de Maurienne, attempted to confiscate Savoy. Amadeus was saved by the intercession of Peter the Hermit, and by his promise to participate in Louis' planned crusade.

Crusade
In 1147, he accompanied his nephew Louis VII of France and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine on the Second Crusade.[2] He financed his expedition with help from a loan from the Abbey of St. Maurice. In his retinue were many barons from Savoy, including the lords of Faucigny, Seyssel, La Chambre, Miolans, Montbel, Thoire, Montmayeur, Vienne, Viry, La Palude, Blonay, Chevron-Villette, Chignin, and Châtillon. Amadeus travelled south through Italy to Brindisi, where he crossed over to Durazzo, and marched east along the Via Egnatia to meet Louis at Constantinople in late 1147. After crossing into Anatolia, Amadeus, who was leading the vanguard, became separated from Louis near Laodicea, and Louis' forces were almost entirely destroyed.

Marching on to Adalia, Louis, Amadeus, and other barons decided to continue to Antioch by ship. On the journey, Amadeus fell ill on Cyprus, and died at Nicosia in April 1148.[3] He was buried in the Church of St. Croix in Nicosia. In Savoy, his son Humbert III succeeded him, under the regency of bishop Amadeus of Lausanne.[4]

Family and children
With his first wife Adelaide, he had:[5]

Adelaide married Humbert III of Beaujeu[5]
In 1123 he married Matilda of Albon,[5] daughter of Guigues III of Albon, they had:

Matilda (1125–1158), married king Afonso I of Portugal[5]
Agnes (1125–1172), married William I, Count of Geneva[5]
Humbert III (1135–1188)[5]
John
Peter
William
Margaret (died 1157), founded and joined the nunnery Bons in Bugey[5]
Isabella
Juliana (died 1194), abbess of St. André-le-Haut[5]

Amadeus married of Albon, Matilda in 1123. Matilda was born in 1105 in Albon, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France; died in 1145 in Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Count of Savoy
• Appointments / Titles: The Blessed
• Appointments / Titles: The Saint
• FSID: LVYG-MC1

Umberto married of the Holy Roman Empire, Beatrice between 8 Jan 1176 and 7 Jan 1177 in France. Beatrice was born in 1138 in Wien, Wien, Wien, Austria; was christened in 1145 in Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 22 Nov 1184 in Château, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; was buried after 22 Nov 1184 in Speyer Cathredal, Speyer, Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Count
• Appointments / Titles: Count of Savoy & Maurienne
• FSID: 2RBD-G4X
• Alternate Birth: 27 May 1177, Charbonnières, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
• Alternate Death: 27 Jan 1233, Aoste, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France

Notes:

Thomas (Tommaso I; 1178 – 1 March 1233) was Count of Savoy from 1189 to 1233. He is sometimes numbered "Thomas I" to distinguish him from his son of the same name, who governed Savoy but was not count.

Thomas was born in Aiguebelle, the son of Humbert III of Savoy and Beatrice of Viennois. His birth was seen as miraculous; his monkish father had despaired of having a male heir after three wives. Count Humbert sought counsel from St. Anthelm, who blessed Humbert three times, and it was seen as a prophecy come true when Thomas was born shortly before Anthelm himself died on 26 June 1178. He was named in honour of Saint Thomas Becket.

Coat of arms of Savoy
Thomas was still a minor when his father died on 4 March 1189, and a council of regency was established, composed of his mother Beatrice, his father's cousin Boniface I of Montferrat, and the Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. He had reached his majority by August 1191. Thomas possessed the martial abilities, energy, and brilliance that his father lacked, and Savoy enjoyed a golden age under his leadership. Despite his youth he began the push northwest into new territories. In the same year he granted Aosta Valley the "Charte des Franchises", recognising the right to administrative and political autonomy. This right was maintained until the eve of the French Revolution. Later he conquered Vaud, Bugey, and Carignano. He supported the Hohenstaufens, and was known as "Thomas the Ghibelline" because of his career as Imperial Vicar of Lombardy.

Career Edit

Thomas worked throughout his career to expand the control and influence of the County of Savoy. One of the key tools that he used was his large number of children, who he worked to get into positions of influence in neighboring regions. In part, this was done by getting many of his sons into episcopal offices in surrounding territories, in a time when bishops had temporal as well as spiritual authority. In addition to Guglielmo and Bonifacio, who made their careers in the clergy, their brother Thomas started out as a canon at Lausanne and became prévôt of Valence by 1226. Pietro was also a canon at Lausanne and served as acting bishop there until he was replaced in 1231. In 1219 he worked to get his daughter Beatrice married to the fourteen-year-old Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence. This established a close relationship between the two adjoining counties which would help cement Savoy control over trade between Italy and France.

Thomas also fought many battles to expand his control. In 1215, his troops fought in an alliance with Milan against Monferrato, destroying the town of Casale. In 1222, he captured Cavour.

Thomas also worked through diplomatic and economic means to expand his control. The county of Savoy long enjoyed control over critical passes through the Alps. In his quest to gain more control over Turin, Thomas made an agreement with their rival Asti to reroute their French trade around Turin through Savoyard lands in a treaty on 15 September 1224. In 1226, Emperor Frederick II came to northern Italy and named Thomas Imperial Vicar of Lombardy. In this role, he mediated in a Genoese rebellion and a dispute between the town of Marseille and their bishop. Thomas also made a policy of granting franchises and charters to towns on key trade routes which enabled the merchant class to develop more wealth and built support for his rule.

Thomas died at Moncalieri, Savoy.

Family and children Edit

In 1195 he ambushed the party of Count William I of Geneva, which was escorting the count's daughter, Margaret of Geneva, to France for her intended wedding to King Philip II of France. Thomas carried off Marguerite and married her himself, producing some eight sons and six daughters.

Amedeo, his immediate successor
Umberto, d. between March and November 1223
Tommaso, lord and then count in Piedmont and founder of a line that became the Savoy-Achaea
Aimone, d. 30 August 1237, Lord of Chablais
Guglielmo (William of Savoy), Bishop of Valence and Dean of Vienne
Amadeo of Savoy, Bishop of Maurienne
Pietro, who resided much in England, became Earl of Richmond, and ultimately in 1263 became the disputed count of Savoy
Filippo, archbishop of Lyon, who resigned, through marriage became Count Palatine of Burgundy and ultimately in 1268 became the disputed count of Savoy
Bonifacio who became archbishop of Canterbury
Beatrice of Savoy, d. 1265 or 1266, married in December 1219 to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (1209-1245) and was mother of four Queens-consort
Alasia of Savoy, abbess of the monastery of St Pierre in Lyon (d.1250)
Ágatha of Savoy, abbess of the monastery of St Pierre in Lyon (d.1245)
Margherita of Savoy, d. 1273, married in 1218 to Hartmann IV of Kyburg
Avita of Savoy (1215-92) who married Baldwin de Redvers, 7th Earl of Devon and Robert Aguillon (d.1286).
He had illegitimate children too:

Aymon (+ 1243), who was Count of Larches, with Beatrice of Grisel married
Thomas "the big", who was count of Lioches
Giulio

Family/Spouse: verch Tudor, Jane Marie. Jane was born in 1177 in Wales; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married de Genève, Countess Marguerite Beatrix between 8 May and 7 Jun 1195 in Charbonnières, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. Marguerite (daughter of de Genève, William I and of the Holy Roman Empire, Beatrice) was born in 1180 in Genève, Switzerland; died on 15 Apr 1257 in Pierre-Châtel, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Faucigny, Beatrix. Beatrix was born in 1177; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]